Tumor classification Flash Cards

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Title: Tumor classification
Description: cancer overview
Number of Cards: 13
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Author: wright.ashl.e9
Created: 2011-06-20
Tags: classification/cancer overview tumor
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    • Side 3
    • Grade 1
    • Well differentiated
    • Grade 2
    • Moderately differentiated
    • Grade 3
    • Poorly differentiated
    • Grade 4
    • Undifferentiated
    • Gleason score grade 1
    • the cancerous prostate closely resembles normal prostate tissue
      -the glands are small, well formed, and closely packed
    • Gleason score grade 2
    • The tissue still has well-formed glands, but they are larger and have more tissue between them
    • Gleason score grade 3
    • The tissue still has recognizable glands, but the cells are darker
      -at high magnification, some of these cells have left the glands and are beginning to invade the surrounding tissue
    • Gleason score grade 4
    • The tissue has few recognizable glands. Many cells are invading the surrounding tissue
    • Gleason score grade 5
    • The tissue does not have recognizable glands.There are often just sheets of cells throughout the surrounding tissue
    • Staging
    • Tells about the point in the disease process that the patient is at.
    • FIGO staging system used for?
    • cervical cancer
    • Ann Arbor staging system used for?
    • Hodgkin's disease
    • Duke's staging system used for?
    • colorectal cancer